Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-27
NORTH CAROLINA.
LOCAL PRBAcHYRV coHYIRRNcY "A
YOUNG NAN DRowHsD.
A Murderer Baptissd-Sn Eccentric News.
psper-Man-His Head Blown OFF,
Instantly Killsd-Personal.
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RALEIGH, N. G., August 26.-Notice
|. is given that James w. Wilson, who
surveyed the Western North Carolina
railroad, will next Monday begin at
Shelby the survey for the Cranberry
route for the Southern and Western
railroad. Contracts for grading have been
signed. Cleveland and Burke counties
subscribed one hundred thousand dol
lars in aid of this road.
Mrs. John s. James died at her home,
in Wilmington, to-day aged seventy.
She was the mother Of John G. James,
general freight agent OF the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad.
The attendance at the Local Preach
trs' Conference at Rutherford College
was very large yesterday. To-day that
place was chosen as the permanent site
Of both the conference and tabernacle
meetings to commence on the third
Saturday in August.
The following officers were elected
yesterday: President, W. p. Williams !;
Vice Presidents, 7. p. Mclean, r. II.
Whitaker, and Joshua S. Brooks F; FL
nancial Secretary, Levi Branson.
Bishop Key arrived at Rutherford
College to-day. He will ded. cate the
new tabernacle Sunday, and will hold
special services tomorrow.
A YOUNG MAN DROWNED.
Walter Boyle, aged twenty years,
was drowned while bathing in small
pond in Iredell county, before the eyes
Of several of bis comrades, who did
Lot suspect that he was drowning.
James Jefreys, negro who has COM
mitted several burglaries in the eastern
part Of this county, was captured yes
terday and brought here to Jail to-day.
Five of the band of the Johnston coun-
ty burglars have been brought to the
penitentiary.
New cotton is coming in quite rapid
~. The quality of the staple is said to
be excellent. The crop is fully fort
night ahead OF last season.
BAPTIZED FOR DEATH.
Thomas Crow, who is in Henderson
vile jail, feels the gravity of his situation
at last. He is under sentence OF death
for the murder of II. j. Barnett. He
was baptized Tuesday, and says he feels
happy now and sure of Heaven.
The Albemarle and Pantcgo railroad,
another link in the chain of communi-
cation in Eastern North Carolina, is
completed. Mackey's Ferry is its ter
minus, and the wharves and ware
houses are under construction there.
The East was for years idle in the
matter of railroads while the West did
all the building, but it has certainly
turned over new leaf.
AN ECCENTRIC NEwsPAPER-MAN.
A paper published in the little noun
tain town of Jefferson, Ashe county,
bears the odd title, The appalachian
Philosopher, and its editor, F. NJ.
Murchison, is as queer as his paper.
He has now gone to Rhode Island,
having Exchanged !" the Philosopher
for printing material there, and is now
publishing The american Fcderaitst,
which advocates the abolition of all
State lines. rights, and constitutions.
Many people will be interested in this
news from Mr.. Murchison, the most
eccentric newspaper-man ever in the
State.
Professor Blair, of the Winston Nor
NAL School, is offered the chair of
English and Latin in the State Normal
School at Florence, Alabama.
Rev. Baylus Cade, now of Franklin
county and the editor of paper there,
has received a call to the pastorate of
the Baptist church at Goldsboro'.
THE ToBACCO-DRALERs
have raised $500 with which they
propose to build club house at More
head City, which they have chosen as
theirannual meetiDg-place. Mr.. Julian
S. Carr, the president of the State To-
bacco Association, will build there, at
a cost of $500 or 1000, very large
hall for the teachers assembly OF the
State, making it a gift to that great
body of workers.
There have been two deaths from
the bites of spiders recently. The last
is that of Mr.. Calvin Woodland, of Will
son county, prominent citizen.
THE ESCAPED CONVICT.
William Gooch, who murdered John
F. Cheatham, is yet at large. 1t was
learned to-day that he was at Cameron
a few nights since dressed in woman's
clothes. The town was guarded all
night and a search made for him. Peo-
pie naturally felt fear at such proximity
to a murderer.
Arnold Lucas, colored fireman at
T. G. Mays's saw-mill, at Springhope,
Nash county, was instantly killed few
days ago by an explosion. His head
was entirely blown off.
Charles B. Cole was found dead in
the woods near Henderson Wednesday
evening. He had for some time been
q victim of detiriuns tremens.
REV. MIR. GLAZEBROOK.